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On March 30th, 2011, Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY) and 15 co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate proposed S679, The prseidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act. My how nice that sounds there, until we look into just what kind of streamlining they are talking about here. In a nutshell they want to give the President the sole power to appoint people to very powerful positions within our government without the approval of the Senate, which just happens to be mandated by the U.S. Constitution in Article II, Section 2, which explains that the the “Appointments Clause” provides that the President:

… shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. (emphasis mine)

This is a part of our checks and balances found within our Constitution to protect America from becoming a dictatorship, such as Venezuela has become under Hugo Chavez, and that Communist countries have used to oppress their people for centuries. With the recent injection of illegal “Czars” into powerful positions within our government by Barack Obama, we see the direct results of what happens when the executive branch is given too much power and it goes unchecked. Today have several radical Socialists heading up powerful agencies, such as Cass Sunstein heading up the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs which is well detailed here. How this man was ever allowed into our government into the position of a de-facto ” Propaganda Minister ” should raise the eyebrows of every single U.S Senator or Congressman. If S679 is allowed to pass we can expect to see hundreds of Socialists and assorted radicals appointed to powerful positions in our government without so much as a background check. (Remember the Communist Van Jones being appointed as the ” Green Jobs Czar? ” ) I call Sunstein a Propaganda Minister as we see some of his views from the above linked article:

It is this history of government deceit and wrongdoing that renders Sunstein’s desire to use covert propaganda to “undermine” anti-government speech so repugnant. The reason conspiracy theories resonate so much is precisely that people have learned — rationally — to distrust government actions and statements. Sunstein’s proposed covert propaganda scheme is a perfect illustration of why that is. In other words, people don’t trust the Government and “conspiracy theories” are so pervasive precisely because government is typically filled with people like Cass Sunstein, who think that systematic deceit and government-sponsored manipulation are justified by their own Goodness and Superior Wisdom. (emphasis mine)

S679 is probably the biggest threat to American freedom and independance that we will ever see in our lifetime. The fact that it was proposed almost a month ago with little or no media exposure is especially troubling. I follow the news and political bulletins every single day, and I almost missed this dangerous act of treason being promoted by the U.S. Senate and Barack Obama. In further researching this stealth act of treason masquerading as a way to streamline our government, I found the list of Senators behind this act of treason over at the NewAmerican:

The following lawmakers have appended their names to the bill as co-sponsors:

This act of treason has bi-partisanship support from both parties of the U.S. Senate, as we see above. Every single one of these Senators should be brought up on charges of treason against the United States of America, and should also be called on the carpet by every freedom-loving, Constitution-respecting U.S. citizen. This bill is rolling right through the U. S. Senate at breakneck speed, lest the people find out just what these tyrants are up to here, as we see from the Senatus website:

Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved by Voice Vote a bill to “streamline the nominations process,” according to a press release. (emphasis mine)

The bipartisan Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, S. 679 – sponsored by Rules Committee Chairman Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and co-sponsored by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me. – would eliminate Senate confirmation for about 200 presidential nominees and set in motion a process to streamline and consolidate the many forms nominees are required to fill out. The Rules Committee is working on a companion resolution to exclude a number of board and commission appointments from the Senate nomination process.

So there you have it folks, a group of U.S. Senators is trying to nullify the checks and balances installed into the U.S. Constitution to protect America from any one branch of government becoming to powerful, which leads to the robbing of freedoms from the American people. This is a prime example of why we need to gut the United States Senate as much as possible in 2012 and beyond. Fire every single one of these anti-American, Constitution-destroying tyrants and restore our government to being Of the People, For the People, and By the People. This is the danger of electing and reelecting progressive idelogues into our government. Pay attention people, as S. B. 679 opens the floodgates for more radical Socialists to be installed into our government without any accountability. Remember these Senators come 2012